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Beware of scammers
- Deal locally with folks you can meet and use cash as payment where possible. You can then see exactly what is being sold and get immediate payment. follow this one simple rule and you will avoid 98% of the scam attempts
- Pay by credit card if possible.You then have some protection from the credit card company in most cases.
- Do not pay money direct into someones bank account or send them a cheque unless you are prepared to accept the risk that you will never receive whatever you paid for or it doesn't work, is incomplete or is not as described.
- Do not assume that receiving money via payment systems such as Nochex, Paypal etc gives you 100% guarantee of payment. It is not unknown for them to confirm payment into your account then a day or two later to retract that saying the payment was fraudulent.
- Do not have anything to do with anyone contacting you saying they are from Nigeria, South Africa or any other African or South American country who want you to send them your name, address and bank account details. They also sometimes claim to be from Holland or Canada.
- Do not accept a cheque or money order for more than your asking price and send the difference to the 'buyer'.
Many people have been contacted from African,European, or U.S. buyers involving a common scam. Most of these people are actually based in Nigeria, regardless of where they say they are located.
Most scams involve one or more of the following:
- inquiry from someone far away, often in another country.
- Western Union, Money Gram, cashier's check, money order, shipping, escrow service, or a "guarantee".
- inability or refusal to meet face-to-face before consummating transaction.
Please remember "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
If you suspect that an item posted for sale on Q8classifieds.com may be part of a scam, please contact us with the details . Be sure to include the URL in your message.
If you receive an e-mail in response to a classified ad or otherwise that you find questionable, please check these sites to see if it may be a scam:
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